II. High School Level Expectations for College Readiness– Ela
B. High School Classroom Work
II.B3) Pre-reading Assignment
MATCH Charter School
AP English
Reading Research
AP English
Homework 9.8
Due 9.13
Native Son
Scavenger Hunt
Directions:
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Please sign up to research one of the following topics below. Your research will help us put our
first book, Native Son, into its appropriate social and political context.
You must use at least two resources to find your information.
You must prepare notes that you will hand in to me, and present to your classmates orally.
Only the topics that have * next to them may be researched by two people.
Research Topic
Name(s)
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Richard Wright*
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Communism (political)
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Socialism (political)
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McCarthyism (Am. History)
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Scottsboro Boys
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HL Menken (author)
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Existentialism (philosophy)*
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Rats (health/poverty issues)
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Naturalism (type of literature)
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Fyodor Dostoevsky (author)
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House Un-American Activities Committee (US
History)
Living conditions of Chicago in the 1930’s
Philanthropy (action/idea
14
Hubris (concept)
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ELA Framework:
Guiding Principles: 2,7,8
ELA Standards:
1.6: Drawing on one of the widely used professional evaluation forms for group discussion, evaluate how well participants engage in
discussions at a local meeting.
24.5: Formulate open-ended research questions and apply steps for obtaining and evaluating information from a variety of sources,
organizing information, documenting sources in a consistent and standard format, and presenting research.
For related information, see:
Section IIA. High School Syllabi and Course Outlines II.A3) Advanced Placement Grade 12- Course Syllabus
& Section IIB. High School Classroom Work II.B4) Reading/Pre-writing Assignment
II.B5) Socratic Discussion
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